Farwell is 8-1 against Bovina since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Farwell Steers will look to defend their home field against the Bovina Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Farwell will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points last Friday, then bounced right back against Friona on Friday. Farwell put the hurt on Friona with a sharp 39-13 victory. With the Steers ahead 27-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bovina). They took down Smyer 28-12 last Friday. The score was all tied up 12-12 at the break, but the Mustangs were the (much) better team in the second half.
Angel Lara continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 219 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Those 219 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bovina was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Bovina didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Ricardo Cano, Jairo Mares, Jose Carranza, and Isaac Tavera picked up one apiece.
Farwell's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-4. As for Bovina, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Farwell against Bovina in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, as the squad secured a 41-7 win. In that contest, Farwell amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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